Air safety

FAA adds 27 additional air controllers to graveyard shift

by Karen Fawcett on April 14, 2011

Sleep is good. But, not when you’re on duty in an airport control tower and responsible for planes landing. After air controllers were found asleep on the job, the federal government added a second controller at the 27 air towers that were staffed by only one person on the late night shift.

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What we’re reading: What will airbags on planes cost you, air disasters raise concern, United’s mileage sale

by Stephanus Surjaputra on July 17, 2009

Earlier this month the New York Times reported that new planes will need to become equipped with air bags. But what will this cost you?

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